Friendly and Rankled

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Friendly adjective - Having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest.

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Rankled is an antonym for friendly.

Nearby Words: friend, friendliness, friendship

Rankled adjective - Feeling or showing anger.

Usage example: our supervisor was rankled by all the unexpected delays and problems we ran into

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Friendly is an antonym for rankled.

Nearby Word: rankling

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Rankled and Friendly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/friendly/rankled

Friendly & Rankled. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/friendly/rankled>.

Rankled or Friendly. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/friendly/rankled.

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